Numbers 8
1 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,
Og HERREN talede til Moses og sagde:
2 Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, then shall the seven lamps give light toward the body of the candlestick.
Tal til Aron og sig til ham: Når du sætter Lamperne på, skal du sætte dem således, at de syv Lamper kaster Lyset ud over Pladsen foran Lysestagen!
3 And Aaron did so; toward the body of the candlestick did he light its lamps; as the Lord had commanded Moses.
Det gjorde Aron så; han satte Lamperne på således, at de vendte ud mod Pladsen foran Lysestagen, som HERREN havde pålagt Moses.
4 And this was the workmanship of the candlestick: It was of beaten gold, from the shaft thereof, unto the flowers thereof, it was beaten work; according unto the pattern which the Lord had shown Moses, so made he the candlestick.
Men Lysestagen var lavet af Guld i drevet Arbejde, fra Foden til Kronerne var den drevet Arbejde; efter det Forbillede, HERREN havde vist ham, havde Moses lavet Lysestagen.
5 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,
HERREN talede fremdeles til Moses og sagde:
6 Take the Levites from the midst of the children of Israel, and cleanse them.
Udtag Leviterne af Israelitternes Midte og rens dem!
7 And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle upon them water of purification, after they have let the razor pass over all their flesh, and then let them wash their clothes, and so shall they be clean.
Således skal du gå frem, når du renser dem: Stænk Renselsesvand på dem og lad dem gå hele deres Legeme over med Ragekniv, tvætte deres klæder og rense sig.
8 And they shall take a young bullock with his meat-offering, fine flour mingled with oil; and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin-offering.
Derpå skal de tage en ung Tyr til Brændoffer med tilhørende Afgrødeoffer af fint Hvedemel, rørt i Olie, og du skal tage en anden ung Tyr til Syndoffer.
9 And thou shalt bring near the Levites before the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt assemble together the whole congregation of the children of Israel.
Lad så Leviterne træde hen foran Åbenbaringsteltet og kald hele Israelitternes Menighed sammen.
10 And when thou hast brought near the Levites before the Lord, then shall the children of Israel lay their hands upon the Levites:
Når du så har ladet Leviterne træde frem for HERRENs Åsyn, skal Israeliterne lægge deres Hænder på Leviterne.
11 And Aaron shall make with the Levites a waving before the Lord from the children of Israel, that they may be ready to execute the service of the Lord.
Derpå skal Aron udføre Svingningen med Leviterne for HERRENs Åsyn som et Offer fra Israeliterne, for at de kan udføre HERRENs Arbejde.
12 And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks: and thou shalt prepare the one as a sin-offering, and the other as a burnt-offering, unto the Lord, to make an atonement for the Levites.
Så skal Leviterne lægge deres Hænder på Tyrenes Hoved, og derefter skal du ofre den ene som Syndoffer og den anden som Brændoffer til HERREN for at skaffe Leviterne Soning.
13 And thou shalt place the Levites before Aaron and before his sons, and make with them a waving before the Lord.
Derpå skal du stille Leviterne frem for Aron og hans Sønner og udføre Svingningen med dem for HERREN.
14 Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from the midst of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be mine.
Således skal du udskille Leviterne fra Israeliterne, så at Leviterne kommer til at tilhøre mig.
15 And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: after thou shalt have cleansed them, and made with them a waving.
Derefter skal Leviterne komme og gøre Arbejde ved Åbenbaringsteltet; du skal foretage Renselsen og udføre Svingningen med dem,
16 For they are wholly given unto me from the midst of the children of Israel: instead of every one that openeth the womb, of every first-born of the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me.
thi de er skænket mig som Gave af Israelitternes Midte; i Stedet for alt hvad der åbner Moders Liv, alle førstefødte hos Israeliterne, har jeg taget mig dem til Ejendom.
17 For mine are all the first-born of the children of Israel, both of man and beast: on the day that I smote every first-born in the land of Egypt did I sanctify them unto myself.
Thi mig tilhører alt det førstefødte hos Israeliterne, både af Mennesker og Kvæg. Dengang jeg slog alle de førstefødte i Ægypten, helligede jeg dem til at være min Ejendom.
18 And I have taken the Levites, instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel.
Jeg tog Leviterne i Stedet for alt det førstefødte hos Israeliterne
19 And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from the midst of the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement for the children of Israel; that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary.
og skænkede Leviterne som Gave til Aron og hans Sønner af Israelitternes Midte til at udføre Israelitternes Arbejde ved Åbenbaringsteltet og skaffe Israeliterne Soning, for at ingen Plage skal ramme Israeliterne, om de selv nærmer sig Helligdommen.
20 And so did Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of Israel, to the Levites: according unto all that the Lord had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did the children of Israel unto them.
Og Moses, Aron og hele Israelitternes Menighed gjorde således med Leviterne; ganske som HERREN havde pålagt Moses med Hensyn til Leviterne, gjorde Israeliterne med dem.
21 And the Levites purified themselves, and they washed their clothes; and Aaron made with them a waving before the Lord: and Aaron made an atonement for them to cleanse them.
Leviterne lod sig rense for Synd og tvættede deres Klæder, og Aron udførte Svingningen med dem for HERRENs Åsyn, og Aron skaffede dem Soning, så de blev rene.
22 And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tabernacle of the congregation before Aaron, and before his sons: as the Lord had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them.
Derpå kom Leviterne for at udføre deres Arbejde ved Åbenbaringsteltet under Arons og hans Sønners Tilsyn; som HERREN havde pålagt Moses med Hensyn til Leviterne, således gjorde de med dem.
23 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,
HERREN talede fremdeles til Moses og sagde:
24 This shall be the rule for the Levites: From twenty and five years old and upward shall he go into the ranks to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation;
Dette er, hvad der gælder Leviterne: Fra Femogtyveårsalderen og opefter skal de komme og gøre Tjeneste med Arbejdet ved Åbenbaringsteltet.
25 And from the age of fifty years shall he go out of the ranks of the service, and he shall serve no more;
Men fra Halvtredsårsalderen skal de holde op med at gøre Tjeneste og ikke arbejde mere;
26 But he shall wait on his brethren in the tabernacle of the congregation, to keep the charge, but the service shall he not perform; thus shalt thou do unto the Levites in the discharge of their office.
de kan gå deres Brødre til Hånde i Åbenbaringsteltet med at tage Vare på, hvad der skal varetages; men Arbejde skal de ikke mere gøre. Således skal du gøre med Leviterne i alt, hvad de har at varetage.
